Tarver’s federal lawsuit asserted that Fye was deliberately indifferent to his injury as he languished for months in the prison infirmary. Deliberate indifference to a prison inmate’s medical needs violates the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Despite the settlement, Georgia Correctional HealthCare stands behind Fye, a university spokeswoman said. Engel added that the organization is taking steps to improve wound care education for all its providers. Brown said Tarver, now incarcerated at Augusta State Medical Prison, has a prosthetic leg but mostly gets around using a wheelchair.

Source: Daily Sun September 23, 2017 20:26 UTC